SEOUL - The race between the two Koreas to launch their first spy satellites into orbit has spiralled into heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula.
On the night of Nov 21, Pyongyang launched a home-grown spy satellite, ignoring warnings by Seoul that the move was in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. South Korea is slated to launch its own satellite on Nov 30.
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